US: Nadeem Nusrat survives ‘assassination attempt’
Jul 15, 2021, at 10:38 pm
Karachi: Former Muttahida Qaumi Movement convener and head of US-based advocacy group Voice of Karachi Nadeem Nusrat has survived an 'assissanation' bid in the US city of Houston, media reports said.
Sri Lanka's Christian clergy seek actions from government in 2019 Easter attack case
Jul 14, 2021, at 11:46 pm
Christian clergy in Sri Lanka have written a letter to Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapksa demanding answers and action in the 2019 Easter Sunday attack which killed 259 people, mostly minority Christians, in the country. They have given a month’s time to the government to take action against those responsible for the bombings.
Nine Chinese workers among 13 killed in bus accident in Pakistan
Jul 14, 2021, at 11:25 pm
At least 13 people, including nine Chinese workers, were killed when a bus carrying Chinese and Pakistani construction workers fell into a ravine in the northwestern region of Pakistan, media reports say.
Two Pakistan Army soldiers killed in operation in Afghan border region
Jul 14, 2021, at 11:22 pm
Two personnel of the Pakistan Army, including an officer, were killed in the country’s northwestern tribal region when security forces raided a hideout of insurgents, resulting in an intense gunfight where three militants were also killed.
Colombia peace process at critical juncture: UN envoy
Jul 14, 2021, at 11:13 pm
New York: Events that were previously unthinkable in Colombia have been made possible through the historic 2016 peace agreement, the UN envoy for the country told the Security Council on Tuesday.
Taliban militants raise its flag above border crossing with Pakistan
Jul 14, 2021, at 11:04 pm
Kabul/UNI: Taliban militants have reportedly raised their flag above a key border post between Afghanistan and Pakistan, and claimed that the area is now under their control.
Pakistan: Grade 7 book seized in Punjab for printing Malala’s picture
Jul 14, 2021, at 11:02 pm
Lahore: The Punjab Curriculum and Textbook Board (PCTB) on Monday confiscated the social studies book for grade 7 published by the Oxford University Press (OUP) after it allegedly printed a picture of Nobel prize winner Malala Yousufzai alongside that of 1965 war hero Maj Aziz Bhatti Shaheed in the list of important personalities, media reports said.
UN chief says race to reach SDGs ‘can and must’ be turned around
Jul 14, 2021, at 10:51 pm
New York: The COVID pandemic has taken four million lives, devastated the global economy, pushed a further 124 million people into extreme poverty and continues to inflict profound suffering – dramatically impacting progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the UN chief said on Tuesday at a key international forum.
Afghanistan: 270,000 newly displaced this year, warns UNHCR
Jul 14, 2021, at 10:43 pm
New York: The worsening security situation across Afghanistan in the wake of foreign troop withdrawal and Taliban advances, has forced an estimated 270,000 from their homes since January, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) reported on Tuesday, bringing the total internally displaced to more than 3.5 million.
Pakistan: Bus carrying Chinese workers meets accident, 12 dead
Jul 14, 2021, at 10:33 pm
Islamabad: At least nine Chinese nationals and three Pakistanis died on Wednesday in Upper Kohistan region of Pakistan as a bus in which they were travelling met an accident, media reports said.
Afghanistan: 270,000 newly displaced this year, warns UNHCR
Jul 14, 2021, at 10:27 pm
New York: The worsening security situation across Afghanistan in the wake of foreign troop withdrawal and Taliban advances, has forced an estimated 270,000 from their homes since January, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) reported on Tuesday, bringing the total internally displaced to more than 3.5 million.
Countries urged to reopen classrooms, assess pandemic-related learning loss
Jul 14, 2021, at 10:13 pm
New York: Around one in three countries are not yet implementing remedial programmes to help students catch up on their learning, in the wake of school closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic, two UN agencies and partners said in a report issued on Tuesday.
UN appeals for faster passage for aid convoys to Ethiopia’s Tigray
Jul 14, 2021, at 10:09 pm
New York: UN humanitarians appealed on Tuesday for far quicker access to Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region, after the first aid trucks in days to reach the local capital, Mekelle, encountered multiple checks delaying their arrival.
Pakistan: Hundreds protest in Timergara and Khall over power outage
Jul 14, 2021, at 09:46 pm
Islamabad: Hundreds of local residents and traders in Pakistan's Timergara and Khall regions demonstrated on Monday against power outrages.
Massive terror strike kills 6 Chinese engineers in CPEC project site in Pakistan: Report
Jul 14, 2021, at 06:44 pm
Islamabad: At least eight people, including six Chinese nationals and one Pakistani soldier, have been killed in a bomb blast in northern Pakistan, according to Reuters.
China, Pakistan may sign an Industrial Cooperation agreement at JCC
Jul 14, 2021, at 03:50 pm
China and Pakistan are expected to sign a framework agreement for Industrial Cooperation (IC) during the 10th Joint Cooperation Committee (JCC) meeting on the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) scheduled to be held via video-link this month.
Pakistan’s Sindh province proposes shutting primary schools as Covid-19 soars
Jul 14, 2021, at 03:42 pm
Pakistan’s southeastern province Sindh’s health department has proposed closing primary schools as well as banning indoor dining in restaurants as the coronavirus positivity rate climbed to seven percent in the province. The increase was 14 percent in the provincial capital Karachi, Pakistan's largest city.
Bangladesh: Seven-year-old raped, accused arrested
Jul 14, 2021, at 03:08 pm
Dhaka: A person has been arrested for allegedly raping a seven-year-old in Pangsa upazila of Bangladesh's Rajbari area on Monday, meia reports said on Wednesday.
Jul 14, 2021, at 05:05 am
Toronto/IBNS: An invitation has been extended to all by Panorama India to join them for a special "Namaste Live" on Facebook page and YouTube channel to kick off India Day Celebrations on July 25.
Pakistan: Miscreants lob hand grenade at girls school, no casualty
Jul 14, 2021, at 03:47 am
North Waziristan: Miscreants threw a hand grenade at a girl's school in Haider Khel area of North Waziristan tribal district of Pakistan on Monday, media reports said.
China excludes Maldives, Bhutan from South Asia poverty alleviation program
Jul 14, 2021, at 03:40 am
China last week launched a new poverty alleviation program directed at South Asian countries which didn’t include the Maldives, Bhutan, and India. The initiative, first proposed by Chinese Foreign Ministers Wang Li in April is being seen as another Chinese attempt to create an alternate block in South Asia that pointedly leaves out country that are seen as close toIndia.
China is building its own Area 51: Reports
Jul 14, 2021, at 03:26 am
Beijing: China, a nation that has triggered interest globally over numerous issues in recent years, is allegedly developing its own version of Area 51 in the middle of a remote radioactive desert, media reports said.
Islamabad may recognise Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
Jul 14, 2021, at 03:10 am
Islamabad: A Twitter post by Pakistani Embassy in Turkey has triggered speculations that Islamabad officially recognized the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus as a sovereign state though it is considered a de facto state that comprises the northeastern portion of the island of Cyprus and recognised only by Turkey. Northern Cyprus is considered by all other states to be part of the Republic of Cyprus.
PPP, Imran Khan govt leaders exchange barbs over Bhutto Zardari's visit to US
Jul 14, 2021, at 03:05 am
Islamabad: PPP Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari is currently visiting New York city in the US on a seven-day tour.
Nepal’s transit deal with China makes no progress even after five years
Jul 14, 2021, at 02:55 am
Kathmandu: It has been five years since Nepal-China Transit and Transportation Agreement was signed but Kathmandu and Beijing have been unable to make headway in a much-touted bilateral deal, media reports said on Tuesday.
US-Philippines defence treaty covers Chinese attack in South China Sea: Blinken
Jul 14, 2021, at 02:49 am
Washington: The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said his nation is committed to defend the Philippines against a Chinese attack in the South China Sea (SCS).
Last commanding four-star US general hands over charge in Afghanistan
Jul 14, 2021, at 02:38 am
General Scott Miller, the longest-serving four-star US general in Afghanistan, on Monday relinquished the post, handing over the charge to Marine Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie, who is the head of CentComm, at a small ceremony in Kabul. Miller thus became the last US four-star general to command US troops on the ground in Afghanistan.
Pakistan deputes new counselors in China to attract investment
Jul 14, 2021, at 02:36 am
Islamabad: Pakistan has deputed new counselors in China to promote foreign investment in industrialisation under the second phase of the latter-financed economic projects in the south Asian economy, a move seen as a measure to strengthen the relationship between the two neighbours.
Taliban increases pressure on provincial capitals Kandahar and Ghazni
Jul 14, 2021, at 02:29 am
The Taliban, the Afghan insurgent group, has intensified attacks on the central city of Ghazni and Kandahar, the capitals of Ghazni and Kandahar provinces respectively, in the last week, raising fear about the fall of provinces among the security forces.
Afghanistan: Taliban claims to destroy two Air Force choppers
Jul 14, 2021, at 02:12 am
Kabul: Afghanistan Taliban has claimed to have destroyed two Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters of the Afghan Air Force by conducting a tactical attack on Kunduz Airport, media reports said.